Stove board



. SCHEFFER.

STOVE BOARD. APPLICATION FILEDJUNE 22. 1920.

Patented Aug. 22, 1922. 5

IIIIIlI/llllllullll ATTORNEY WITNESS:

JOHN SCHEIFER, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

STOVE BOARD.

Application filed June 22, 1920.

To all to harm it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN Sonnrrnn, acitizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements inStove Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a supporting board fora stove for protectingthe floor from the heat and the principal object of the invention is toprovide a board of neat and attractive appearance and one which can beeasily cleaned by washing or the like.

Another object of the invention is to construct the board in such amanner that it is prevented from warping by inserting reinforcing stripsin the base under the metal surface and to provide a border for coveringthe edges of the metal.

The invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts,

to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and spccilically. pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure lis a plan view of one form of the invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view on line 3-3 of Figure 1. v

Figure 4 is a view of another form.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 4:.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, 1 indicates the base board which israbbeted at its edges, as shown at 2. The face of the board is providedwith the grooves 3, to receive the metal reinforcing strips 4:. A metalplate 5 is placed on the board and this plate is held Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2, i922.

Serial No. 390,784.

in place by the ornamental frame 6, which has a portion engaging therabbeted part of the base board, and an edge engaging the edge of theplate. This frame is secured to the base board by screws or the like,driven through the under face of the board and engaging said frame. Themetal plate rests upon the upper part of the reinforcing strips andthese strips prevent warping of the board by the heat. The plate may beenameled and provided with suitable designs to add to the attractivenessof the device It is thought from the foregoing description that theadvantages and novel features of the invention will. be readilyapparent.

I desire it to be understood that I make changes in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I Clilll'll as n and desire toprotect by Let ters Patent 1s:

1. A stove board of the class described comprising a base board havingits edges rabbetcd and grooves formed in its upper face, reinforcingstrips arranged witi in said grooves, a metal plate arranged on saidboard, an ornamental frame having a portion engaging the rabbeted pa tof the board and an edge engaging the edge of the plate.

2. A stove board of the class described comprising a base board havingits rabbeted and grooves formed in its upper face, metal. reinforcingstrips arranged with in said grooves, an enameled plate resting on saidboard and a border frame held in the rabbeted part of the edgeoverlapping the plate for holding the same in place, said enameled plateresting upon the upper part of the reinforcing strips thereby preventingthe warping of the board.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN SGHEFFER.

